FACTS & FIGURES

ESK was founded in Kempten in 1922. Today, 18 successful brands and 10 specialized materials are the basis of a portfolio that customers from all key industries worldwide have come to rely on. ESK’s current patents secure our technological leadership in numerous applications. To further expand our lead, the company annually invests around 3 % of sales in R&D.

Since 2004, ESK has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Ceradyne Inc. Ceradyne is a publicly listed company (NASDAQ: CRDN) based in Costa Mesa, California, with 2,100 employees at a total of 16 sites. Its sales reached USD 572 million in 2011.